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WILLIAM WILTON W. 1825. D. APRIL 1860. EDWARD TIPPET NEWTON MARRIED WILTONS DAUGHTER. THE DIAL COMES WITH A VERY GOOD DISPLAY STAND. SHIPPING BY FEDEX, UPS, ETC. FULLY TRACKED. Contact Email: michaelread060@gmail.com Read More...

05 Mar

PLAIN THEODOLITE BY JAMES WHITE. GLASGOW

By MikeRead

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SHIPPING BY FEDEX, UPS, PARCEL FORCE, ETC. FULLY TRACKED. Contact Email: michaelread060@gmail.com Read More...

27 Feb

Candlestick Letter Scale by Joshua and Edmund Ratcliffe

By Fletcher

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A good example of a candlestick letter scale by Joshua and Edmund Ratcliffe, weighing up to four ounces. Read More...

27 Feb

Troughton and Simms

By Fletcher

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A set of four rules in electrum by Troughton and Simms. 2 Marquois scales, a rolling rule and a 30/60 degree set square, fine quality and condition Read More...

27 Feb

SOLD – Brass bulls-eye on stand – microscope.

By Scientific Inspirations

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SOLD – The height is 13.5 cm and can extend to around 19 cm. The glass is 3.5 cm diameter (4.2 cm including the brass cell). Base diameter 5.8 cm. Read More...

27 Feb

Brass tweezers for microscope.

By Scientific Inspirations

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3.25 inches long ( 8.5 cm ). Read More...

26 Feb

SOLD – Antique Best No. 1 Wenham Binocular Microscope John Benjamin Dancer c1875, Cased

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Offered for sale is a collectable example of a large size antique binocular brass microscope by quality English makers John Benjamin Dancer of Manchester. The instrument is numbered 392 and bears the details of its makers and serial number on the instrument foot. It’s an example of a Dancer Best No.1 Wenham binocular and is in pretty remarkable condition considering its age at around 150 years. There’s also a b&w library image in the listings showing an 1861 model Read More...

26 Feb

Very Early Antique Watson & Son Bar-limb Brass Microscope c1875 with Fitted Case

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Offered for sale is a very clean, complete and quite early example of an antique monocular brass microscope by quality makers Watson & Son of London. Its design is of the bar-limb form which was very popular in the Victorian period, being first introduced by Andrew Ross in the 1840s and then rapidly copied by many other makers. This instrument is numbered 844 and from research I estimate the production date will be around 1875. Whilst the firm of Read More...

26 Feb

SOLD – Very Early Antique Watson & Son Bar-limb Brass Microscope c1870 with Fitted Case

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Offered for sale is a very clean, complete and early example of an antique monocular brass microscope by quality makers Watson & Son of London. Its design is of the bar-limb form which was very popular in the Victorian period, being first introduced by Andrew Ross in the 1840s and then rapidly copied by many other makers. This instrument isn’t numbered and is therefore likely to be very early microscope production and from research I estimate the production date Read More...

23 Feb

EXTRAORDINARY ARCHITECHTONIC TRIANGLE / LEVEL

By TESSERACT

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Three Columns in a Substantial Drafting Tool, probably English, 18th century. Measuring 7-1/16″ (18 cm) along each of the orthogonal sides, this substantial brass square is pierced and engraved, on both sides, with three shaped columns and with twin scroll supporters. At the base of each column is an opening usable for plumb bob, hung by string from a hole at the intersection of the three column centerlines. The long side of the triangle is truncated, giving leveling bases Read More...

23 Feb

SOLD – A rare equinoctial half circle ring dial on stand by Dollond

By Scientific Inspirations

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SOLD – An exceptionally rare equinoctial half circle ring dial by Dollond. The horizontal base measures 5 inches ( 12.8 cm ) across and holds two intact bubble levels and is supported by three levelling screws. The half circle measures just over 6″ ( 15.5 cm ) and is engraved from o – 90 in both directions (North & South) with the inner ring swinging out 90 degrees and engraved with hours. The top slider with peep hole and Read More...

23 Feb

~TEN SPARES FOR FIRST CLASS MICROSCOPE-R&J BECK~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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Five signed objectives: 40 mm. in canister 1 inch in canister 1 1/2, 2 inch in canister 1/4 inch in canister 1/20 inch with correction collar in canister Darker’s selenite stage with rotation knob and 9/4 selenite Darker’s folding substage selenites (13 possible combinations) Lister substage erector lens/prism with internal rack and pinion Double image prism/polariser in canister Nosepiece polariser with side light entry and adjustable internal mica-cased Read More...